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No brewery works in a silo. Brewers Association staff, including Chief Economist Bart Watson, keep close tabs on the statistics and trends that affect the entire craft brewing community. Keep up with the latest numbers to ensure the success and growth of your business using the resources in this category.

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New Salary and HR Data Published, Plus Supplement HR Salary Update
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New Salary and HR Data Published, Plus Supplement

Chief Economist Bart Watson dives into our recently published human resources and salary benchmarking data.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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IPA Sales Growing, But Decelerating and Changing IPA data
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IPA Sales Growing, But Decelerating and Changing

IPA continues to be the most important style for many brewers, but as category growth slows, understanding what is going on with sales in its subcategories is becoming more important.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles

What’s Happening with Twelve Packs? what's happening with 12 packs
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What’s Happening with Twelve Packs?

Bart Watson looks into how 12-packs have performed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide retail insights for craft brewers.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles

Could Recent Negative Scan Trends Be a Good Thing for Craft Beer? Craft Scan Data
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Could Recent Negative Scan Trends Be a Good Thing for Craft Beer?

Although craft appears to be dropping in scan data, it might be good news for many breweries if it means people are finally going out again.Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles
May June 2021 The New Brewer Overview
The New Brewer: Industry Review Issue

2020 Overview

Paul Gatza and Bart Watson

As bad as circumstances were for 2020, there are reasons for optimism. Many craft breweries took a direct hit with double-digit declines, but found a way to survive.

Brewery Onsite Sales Dipped and Changed in 2020 onsite sales
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Brewery Onsite Sales Dipped and Changed in 2020

Bart Watson recaps and drills down a bit further into the onsite sales data he shared in his recent state of the industry presentation. Read More

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Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart Watson's Articles
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